Paula Benson

A Home That Remembers: The Design of Sentimental Value

This feature comes to you in partnership with Holloways of Ludlow It is often said that a house can become “a character" in a film. In Sentimental Value, that has...

Decor and Design Details to Love in Fennell’s Wuthering Heights

Emerald Fennell’s 2026 adaptation of Wuthering Heights moves decisively away from traditional windswept naturalism and treats design as emotional voltage, using architecture and surface to heighten every feeling. Starring Margot...

2026 Film Awards Part 3: Oscar and BAFTA Production Design Snubs

In Part 2 of our Film Awards 2026 series, we looked at the films officially recognised by the Academy Awards and BAFTAs for production design. But awards lists, by...

2026 Film Awards Part 2: The Oscars and BAFTAs from a design perspective

This year, the Oscar and BAFTA Production Design categories have landed on an identical shortlist — an unusually neat overlap that suggests a strong...

Bugonia: Inside the bonkers, beautiful and brilliantly built worlds of Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film

Bugonia is bonkers, beautiful, and built around contrast. Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film moves between worlds that are visually distinct and...

A Look Inside Pee-wee’s Big Adventure — Plus a Festive 4K Giveaway

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure may be remembered for its irrepressible protagonist, but for many of us, it’s the interiors that steal the show. Director Tim Burton and production designer David...

Lighting and lamps in film – and your chance to win a designer portable lamp!

As the nights deepen and the light shifts, our homes begin to rely on a gentle choreography of lamps, pendants and glowing corners. Lighting...

Who’s Coming to Dinner? Dining tables from film and the vintage finds they inspire

At the heart of every gathering is the dining table - not just in our homes, but on screen. From festive feasts and lavish...

Wes Anderson: The Archives — A First Look Inside the Design Museum’s Landmark Retrospective

Following the Design Museum’s hugely popular run of film-related exhibitions — including the recent Tim Burton show, which drew record-breaking crowds — stepping into...